The Future of MCPs

This was originally posted at https://www.iamcharliegraham.com/mcps-gatekeepers-and-the-future-of-ai/ Lately, there’s been significant buzz and genuine excitement around MCPs—Model Context Protocols. If you've been following AI development circles, you've likely heard optimistic claims such as "this will change everything." Curious about the possibilities, I went deep into MCPs, building two experimental MCP servers myself, and thoroughly exploring their potential and current limitations. Here's what I discovered. Note: This post is more technical and detailed than most of my previous posts. A Quick Primer: So What Are MCPs? Think of MCPs as standardized APIs—connectors between external data sources or applications and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT or Claude. They let the model contact a travel site to fetch real-time prices, read and manage your calendar, or even rename files on your computer. While tools like Claude, Cursor, and OpenAI already use custom integrati ... Read full article.